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At Black Men Run we believe that running/jogging can change these alarming trends and we are here to encourage African American males to get out and be active. Black Men Run supports a wide range of abilities and is open to everyone. From first-timers to advanced runners, we strive to promote increased fitness through a culture of running.
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NAME: Delvecchio Parks Age: 42 Chapter/City: Atlanta Years w/BMR: 6 What started you running? Even though I had a background in sprinting with AAU as a kid, I never imagined running anything beyond 100m or 200m. I started running in 2014 while living in Los Angeles. It began to get out of the house as I was [...]
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2w ago
Lamar Cousin was born December 3, 1969. He has been married since 1992 to his wife Christy. They have 3 children together Ashlee, Isaiah, and Camille. They also have 3 grandchildren Caden, Cole and Cruz. They are both from Youngstown, OH and moved to Charlotte, NC in 2008. Lamar served honorably in the US Air [...]
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3w ago
NAME: Claude Umuhire Age: 34 Chapter/City: London, England Years w/BMR: 2 years What started you running? I was introduced to running as a 19-year-old homeless young person. I struggled a lot and went through countless periods of depression, which at its worst led to drug abuse. I was then introduced to running by an organization called The Running [...]
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3M ago
Darryell Randle is the Chief Technology Officer of Black Men Run and a former Head Captain of the Detroit chapter. A lifelong athlete, Darryell’s early years were filled with sports, including baseball, basketball, tennis, and golf. His journey into running began in his early twenties after a diagnosis of hypertension, leading him to start with [...]
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3M ago
James Hale is currently an Administrative Case Manager at the 11th Circuit, United States Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been in several roles with the Court since 1997. While attending Morehouse College, James started a career at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper and was there for 15 years. A mentor at heart, James has [...]
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3M ago
Alan L. Noel is a seasoned Certified Public Accountant who has been licensed in New Jersey since 1986. Over the course of his career, Alan has held notable positions including Auditor & Tax Supervisor for Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers), Tax Director for Hunter Douglas, a leading global window coverings manufacturer, and Senior [...]
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3M ago
Jeffery (Jeff) Armstrong Sr., born in El Dorado, Arkansas, relocated to Denver, Colorado, in 1997. An avid basketball player, Jeff spent countless hours shooting hoops, but he first began running during basic training for the Army Reserve in 1996. That period marked the only time he would run long distances. Years later, Jeff discovered obstacle [...]
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NAME: Brian Jones Age: fifty-eight Chapter/City: Baltimore Years w/BMR: two Can you tell us about your running journey and how you got started? My running journey started in 2016 as a means of recovering from surgery to remove prostate cancer from my body. At that time, I weighed 308 pounds with uncontrolled type two diabetes. What keeps [...]
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